antibiotics
Gastroenterology
Lantibiotic-producing gut bacteria can prolong gut imbalance and increase susceptibility to dangerous infections after antibiotics.
Scientific research
Nutrient competition provides a predictive framework to anticipate and potentially mitigate drug side effects on the gut microbiota.
Scientific research
The findings of a recent study reveal a key strategy used by A. baumannii to colonize the gut and persist in it, highlighting a potential target for preventing its spread…
Gastroenterology
Engineered bacteria can be used in gut therapies, but maintaining control over their colonization and genetic stability remains challenging.
Pediatrics
Breastfeeding and Bifidobacterium are key factors in shaping the infant resistome and could offer strategies to reduce antibiotic resistance early in life.
Immunology, Pediatrics
Bacterial metabolites such as inosine could be used as a therapy to strengthen infant immunity after early microbiota disruption.
Scientific research
A healthy, diverse gut microbiota is important for mounting strong and lasting immune responses to vaccination.
Industry
The approval is major step forward in the fight against recurrent C. diff infection.
Oncology
The microbiota plays a protective role against colorectal cancer by regulating Snhg9.
Video
Chris Ford, Senior Vice President, Translational Biology at Seres Therapeutics, discusses the development of SER-155, a cultivated bacterial consortium designed to address the unmet medical need of preventing bloodstream infections…